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Next COVID-19 device shortage? ‘Smart’ infusion pumps

By Nancy Crotti | April 27, 2020

Severely ill COVID-19 patients may need multiple medications delivered by infusion pumps. Manufacturers and hospitals are planning on how to avoid shortages of these pumps and the associated tubing.

infusion pump shortage coronavirus COVID-19

[Image from Institute for Safe Medication Practices]

You’ve likely seen the videos of ICU hallways lined with medical devices that would normally be in patient rooms.

Among them are machines that are ubiquitous throughout any hospital — “smart” infusion pumps that are programmed to deliver controlled doses of medication. The effects of COVID-19 on patients’ organs heighten the need for these pumps — made by companies including Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX), B. Braun, Baxter (NYSE:BAX), ICU Medical (NSDQ:ICUI) and Ivenix.

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